JPH054552A - Stop display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the use and folding containing of a stop display unit and to facilitate provision of a motorcycle therewith by containing a foldable stop display plate in a folded state in a mounting box, unfolding the stop display plate during a use, and suspending it through the action of a weight. CONSTITUTION:When a stop display unit is mounted in the rear number plate mounting position of a motorcycle, a number plate mounting plate 3 is fixed to a fender 2 for a rear wheel by means of a screw 4, and a mounting plate 6 having a body 6a and a cover 6b is mounted on the mounting plate 3. A support part 63 formed of a shaft is located to the upper part of a containing chamber 62 of the body 6a, and the upper part of the stop display plate 7 is supported thereto. The stop display plate 7 comprises a hollow vertical regular triangular reflection part 71, a hollow vertical regular triangular fluorescent part 72 making internal contact with the reflection part, and an extension part 73 with a proper width extending upwardly from the top part of the reflection part 71. The stop display plate 7 is suspended through the force of weight 75 in a bag-form weight containing part 74 located to the bottom side of the reflection part 71.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stop indicator used when a vehicle is stopped.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art According to the provisions of Article 75-11 of the Road Traffic Act, a driver of a vehicle may drive a stop indicator to the rear when the vehicle becomes inoperable due to a breakdown or the like on a national highway. It is said that it is necessary to display at a position where a driver of a car traveling from is easily seeing that the car is stopped due to a breakdown or the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, a stop display plate which has been widely used in the past based on this regulation has three strip plates 81, 82 and 83 corresponding to respective sides of a hollow upright equilateral triangle. One end of the other two strips 82 and 83 is pivotally attached to both ends of the one strip 81 corresponding to the bottom by shafts 84 and 85, and the other end is elastically fitted with the notch 86 and the protrusion 87. It is detachably connected so that it can be assembled, and short legs 88 are fixed to the lower ends of both ends of the bottom strip, and long legs 89 are pivotally attached to the central portion. Then, when not in use, as shown in FIG. 9, it is folded into a rectangle having a width twice that of the strip and a length equal to the strip.

[0004]

With the above-mentioned structure,
When not in use, that is, in the folded state, the block shape has a certain length, width, and thickness. Is stored in, for example, a trunk.

Therefore, when the vehicle is stopped due to a failure or the like, in order to use the stop display plate, the lock of the trunk is unlocked, the storage box is taken out of the trunk, and the lid of the storage box is opened.
Take out the stop indicator from the inside and assemble it in a triangle, notch 86
Since a lot of work is required to fit the protrusion 87 and the long leg 89 at a right angle and place the long leg 89 on the ground, it takes time to display the stop, and a plunge accident may occur during that time.

[0006] Further, the stop display plate must be always provided in the motorcycle, but it is difficult to secure the installation place of the storage box in the motorcycle. Therefore, the conventional stop display plate is troublesome to assemble. Therefore, in the current motorcycles, there are few drivers who carry out the duty of the stationary display or the stationary display board.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and can be used and folded and stored easily.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a stop indicator that can be easily stocked and used in an automobile.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, a stop indicator according to the present invention has a mounting box, a stop display plate, and a weight, and the mounting box has a main body and a lid. However, the main body has a mounting part for an automobile, a storage chamber for housing the stop display plate, and a fixing part for fixing the upper part of the stop display plate.The stop display plate is foldable and foldable. It can be accommodated in the accommodation box of the mounting box in the opened state, and can be extended downward when pulled out from the accommodation chamber.The weight is provided at the lower end of the stop indicator plate, and the stop indicator plate is attached to the attachment box. The feature is that it is drooped from.

Further, the lid is characterized in that it has a license plate mounting portion, and that a suspended stop display plate can be held between the lower end portion of the lid and the lower side of the opening of the main body. .

Further, the fixing portion for fixing the upper portion of the stop display plate is characterized by having a winding shaft for winding the stop display plate and a rotating means.

The rotating means is characterized by having a reversible motor, a forward rotation switch and a reverse rotation switch. Furthermore, the rotating means is a coil spring or a spring which has a restoring force smaller than the gravity of the weight and larger than the gravity of the stop display plate.

[0012]

[Function] By attaching the mounting box to the vehicle, the stop display plate can be always provided in the vehicle. If the stop display plate is opened and the weight is placed on the road surface, the display plate hangs down.

If the display plate is too long, the upper part of the display plate is lifted up and the lid is closed, so that the display plate is pinched between the lid and the box body, and the display plate can be tensioned.

When the license plate (vehicle registration number mark) is attached to the lid, the license plate number (vehicle registration number) can be seen even when the stop display plate is used.

At the end of use, the stop display plate may be folded, accommodated in a mounting box together with a weight, and the lid may be closed.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a sectional view when not in use, FIG. 2 is a sectional side view in use, FIG. 3 is a rear view in use, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a folding order of a stop display plate. The illustrated embodiments are all mounted at the rear license plate mounting position of the motorcycle. However, according to the present invention,
It can also be attached to the back of automobiles other than motorcycles, especially at the license plate attachment position.

In FIG. 1, a license plate mounting plate 3 is fixed to a fender 2 of a rear wheel 1 by fasteners 4 such as screws and nuts. Conventionally, the license plate 5 is attached to the license plate attachment plate 3. In the present preferred embodiment, the existing license plate mounting plate 3 is used to mount the mounting box 6. If there is no existing license plate mounting plate 3, any other mounting member for mounting the mounting box may be used.

The mounting box 6 has a main body 6a and a lid 6b. The main body 6a has a fixing portion 61 that is fixed to the mounting plate 3 by screwing or the like on the front surface (bottom side). When the existing license plate mounting plate 3 is used, it can be fixed by using the screw holes into which the license plate mounting screws are screwed. However, the fixing means is not particularly limited.

The body 6a of the mounting box has a housing chamber 62,
A support portion 6 for supporting the upper portion of a stop display plate described later on the upper portion thereof.
Have three. In the illustrated example, the support portion is composed of a single shaft.

The stop display plate 7 has at least a hollow upright equilateral triangular reflecting portion 71 and a hollow upright equilateral triangular fluorescent portion 72 inscribed in the reflecting portion. Preferably, it has an extension portion 73 extending upward from the top of the reflection portion 71 with an appropriate width. Further, a bag-like weight accommodating portion 74 extending along the bottom side is provided on the bottom side of the reflecting portion 71, and the weight 75 is accommodated and held in the accommodating portion. There are no particular restrictions on the weight structure.

Since the length of one side of the stop display plate is specified to be 500 mm or more, since the stop display plate 7 of this embodiment is larger than the width of the license plate, it is folded into the accommodation chamber 62 of the mounting box 6. It is made of vinyl chloride sheet, other flexible plastic sheet or waterproof cloth so that it can be folded and stored, and the extension portion 73 has a width slightly smaller than the inner width of the storage chamber 62. The weight 75 is divided into a central portion and left and right side portions, and the weight of the central portion is approximately equal to the width of the extension portion 73 even at the maximum.

The lid 6b of the mounting box 6 is mounted at the upper end of the lid 6b on the upper side of the body 6a by a shaft 64 or a hinge so that the lid 6b can be rotated about a horizontal axis to open and close the housing chamber 62 of the body. Further, the license plate attachment portion is provided on the back surface (outer surface) of the lid 6b. The license plate mounting part has a claw 8 that inserts the lower side of the license plate and stops, like the conventional license plate mounting plate.
a and a screw hole 8c into which a screw 8b is inserted through a hole previously formed in the license plate 5 or a hole (8) through a rivet (8b) penetrated through the license plate.
c) and. Therefore, the license plate 5 can be attached to the lid 6b without any new design change.

An illumination lamp 9 for illuminating the number of the attached license plate is provided at the upper end of the lid 6b. This illumination light is wired so that the power of a tail lamp (not shown) attached to the rear wheel fender 2 is shared, and the tail lamp is turned on and turned on and off in conjunction with the extinguished light. .

The lower side inner surface of the lid 6b and the lower side inner surface of the housing chamber 62 of the main body 6a are elastically fitted and locked when the lower portion of the lid 6b is pushed in the direction of the fender 2. Known lock members 10a and 10b made of springs are attached to which the fitting is released when the lower part of the lid is pulled backward.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the lid 6b is closed when the stop indicator plate 7 hangs down on the road surface R, the extension 73 of the stop indicator plate is locked by the locking force of the lock member. It can be held between 10b or between the lid 6b and the opening edge of the body 6a.

Therefore, when the display plate is too long to cause slack in the reflecting portion of the display plate 7 due to the low mounting height of the mounting box 6 from the road surface, the extension portion 73 is lifted up to accommodate that portion. If the lid 6b is closed while being housed in the chamber 62,
The display plate can be hung vertically, that is, the reflecting portion and the fluorescent portion can be tensioned in an upright state, and the weight 75 can keep this state.

2 and 3, as described above, the stop display plate 7 is pulled down from the mounting box 6 and the weight 75 is left on the road to hold the stop display plate 7 in the upright state. Then, a state in which the stop of the motorcycle is displayed is shown.

In order to store the stop display plate 7 in the mounting box 6 after use, the used display plate shown in FIG. 4A is held by holding the weights 75 on the left and right sides. As shown in (b), fold inward, and at this time, fold the left side part and the right side part so that the front and back sides are opposite to each other with respect to the center part, and as shown in FIG. Is wound as a core material and shortened, or folded in a corrugated shape as shown in FIG. 1 to be housed in the housing chamber 62, and the lid 6b is closed and fixed.

If the locking members 10a and 10b alone cannot prevent the lid from freely opening, although not shown in the drawings, the hook fixed to the shaft of the knob is rotated by rotating the knob from the outside of the lid. May be locked to a stopper provided on the main body 6a.

In FIG. 5, one end of a wire 63b is connected to a winding shaft 63a rotatably attached to the main body 6a, and the other end of the wire has a lower end fixed to the bottom of the main body 6a and an upper end of a coil spring 63c. When the weight 75 is pulled out from the mounting box 6 and the hand is released by connecting the parts, the winding shaft 63a is rotated by the gravity of the weight and the display plate 7 is unwound from the winding shaft 63a and hangs down. At the same time, the wire 63b is wound around the winding shaft 63a, the coil spring 63c is expanded, and the coil spring 63c is expanded into an upright equilateral triangle as shown in FIG. 3 to be used as a display plate. There is.

In the case of this example, at the end of use of the stop display plate, the display plate 7 is folded as shown in FIG. 4B, and then the weight 75 is lifted by the restoring force of the coil spring 63c. As the winding shaft 63a is rotated in the winding direction via the wire 63b, the display plate is wound and shortened. Therefore,
For storage after use, stack the weights on the front and back and fold the display board, lift the weight and store it at the bottom of the storage chamber 62.
All that is required is to close the lid 6b or even turn the knob of the lock.

When the automatic winding means as described above is provided, the lowered display plate is always tensioned in the upright state regardless of the mounting height of the mounting box 6, so the upper part of the display plate is squeezed. No need to raise it.

A spiral spring wound around the winding shaft 63a may be used instead of the wire 63b and the coil spring 63c.

Further, although not shown in the drawing, instead of the mechanical winding means by a spring, the winding shaft 63a is connected to a reversible motor and is rotated by a forward rotation switch and a reverse rotation switch between the reversible motor and the power source. By providing a motor control circuit for switching the direction and operating the forward rotation switch and the reverse rotation switch of the motor control circuit, it is possible to automatically perform winding reduction and rewinding extension of the display plate.

Since the stop indicator is fixed to the rear wheel fender 2 according to the present invention, it is possible to easily share the power source of the two-wheeled vehicle and provide the stop indicator with an indicator light as follows. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the reflective portion 71 of the display plate,
As shown in FIG. 7, the system light section 72 or a boundary line between the system light section and the boundary line thereof is provided with a display lamp 76 including a light emitting diode row or a miniature light bulb row. It is also possible to connect to the blinking circuit 12 of the devices 11L and 11R via the switch 13. As a result, when the vehicle is stopped due to a failure or the like, the emergency stop display button 14a is pressed to turn on the main switch 15, and the blinking circuit 12 is operated to switch the blinking signals to the left and right changeover switches 16L and 16R.
It is also possible to blink the direction indicators 11L and 11R via the button and turn on the failure stop display switch 13 to blink the indicator lamp 76 of the display board.

When the left turn display lever 14L and the right turn display lever 14R are operated, the direction indicator 11L or 11R individually blinks via the main switch 15 and the changeover switches 16L and 16R. With such a wiring structure, the indicator lamp 76 can be provided on the stop indicator board 7, and the indicator lamp of the stop indicator board can be provided by using the conventional emergency stop indicator circuit without newly providing a circuit. Can be easily blinked. Further, since the blinking is synchronized with the direction indicator, the visibility is further improved.

In the above embodiment, the stop indicator plate is attached to the upper portion of the mounting box, but it can be attached to the bottom portion of the accommodation chamber 62. Depending on the mounting height of the attachment box, the stop indicator plate 7 has an extension portion. It is not necessary to provide 73. Further, the stop display plate according to the present invention can be attached to an automobile other than a motorcycle by using a conventional license plate attachment portion such as a body or a fender, for example.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, the stop display plate can be easily provided by simply attaching the mounting box to the motorcycle. When using, simply open the lid and drop it by its own weight or by power until it stays on the road surface.Fold the display board and store it in the mounting box and close the lid when finished using. Since it is only necessary to hang it down quickly when necessary, the driver of the vehicle behind can be made to promptly recognize the stop due to a failure, and it can be folded quickly when not needed. It is extremely effective in preventing accidents because it can be stored in a room. Therefore, unlike the conventional method, it can be expected that the number of drivers who fulfill the duty of reserve and use will increase in many motorcycles.

When the license plate mounting portion is provided on the lid, it is easy to secure the mounting position of the stop display plate. In addition, since the license plate can be seen at the normal mounting position even when the stop display plate is being hung down, it does not hinder the confirmation of the license number of the vehicle. Also, since the mounting box is mounted at the conventional mounting position of the license plate, it is easy to equip the stop indicator with an indicator light and use the emergency stop signal sent to the rear direction indicator to blink the indicator light. it can. The conventional display board has only the reflection section and the fluorescent section, and does not have the self-luminous means. Although it could not be recognized by the driver of the traveling car, in the stop display plate equipped with the indicator light according to the present invention,
A stopped vehicle can be recognized from a distance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a stop indicator of the present invention mounted on a motorcycle.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an essential part showing a usage state.

FIG. 3 is likewise a front view showing a usage state.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a folding order.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part showing another example of how the stop display plate is attached to the attachment box.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a main part showing an example including a display lamp.

FIG. 7 is an electric circuit diagram showing a wiring example for blinking the blinking of the indicator light.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional stop display plate in a use state.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the same folded state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 rear wheel 2 fenders 3 License plate mounting plate 5 license plate 6 mounting boxes 6a body 6b lid 61 Mounting part 62 accommodation room 63 Support 7 Stop display board 71 Reflector 72 Fluorescent part 73 Extension 75 weight 76 indicator light 63a winding shaft 63b wire 63c coil spring

Claims (6)

[Claims] (A) A mounting box, a stop display plate, and a weight. (B) The mounting box has a main body and a lid.
A mounting portion, a storage chamber that stores the stop display plate, and a support portion that supports the upper portion of the stop display plate,
(C) The stop display plate is foldable, can be stored in the storage chamber of the mounting box in the folded state, and can be extended downward when pulled out from the storage chamber.
The stop indicator is characterized in that the weight is provided at a lower end portion of the stop display plate and causes the stop display plate to hang down from the mounting box. 2. The stop indicator according to claim 1, wherein the lid has a license plate attachment portion. 3. The stop indicator according to claim 1, wherein the attachment box is configured such that a suspended stop indicator plate can be held between the lower end of the lid and the lower side of the opening of the main body. 4. The fixing portion for fixing the upper portion of the stop display plate,
The stop indicator according to claim 1, further comprising a winding shaft for winding the stop indicating plate and a rotating means. 5. The stop indicator according to claim 4, wherein the rotating means has a reversible motor, a forward rotation switch, and a reverse rotation switch. 6. The stop indicator according to claim 1, wherein the rotating means is a coil spring or a spiral spring whose restoring force is smaller than the gravity of the weight and larger than the gravity of the display plate.